After choosing and arranging her subject, Sue does a pencil sketch to decide on the canvas size and proportion. She then "draws" in paint, squeezing Viridian, Ochre and Cadmium Red on the canvas and rubbing in with a turpy rag before wiping back the lighter areas to feel the composition emerging.
She paints with round hog brushes, her palette: Titanium White, Yellow and Red Cadmium, Alizarin, Viridian, Cerulean, French Ultra and Prussian Blue.
Starting with a middle ground object in mid tone - say a lampshade, she then cuts in with a darker tone behind then adding the important lightest point. She blocks in the larger shapes, always relating to the lightest point and thinking of depth, following with a finer hog for detail and emphasis.
Two to three hours concentration - continuing the next day, light permitting.
Final adjustments in the studio can take some time.
After the PartyOil on Canvas36 x 42 Inches
Max and Penny Hastings with Jasper and LudoOil on Canvas25 x 33 Inches
The Red CoatOil on Canvas30 x 30 Inches
The Great Drawing Room (Courtesy of Manya Igel)Oil on Canvas
TwilightOil on Canvas36" x 42"
